Wikipedia Fun

Saturday, 8 April 2006, 8:11

(HT: SeanPAune.com)

Go to Wikipedia and look up your birthday (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.

Facts (Events):
1893 – Crash of the New York Stock Exchange.
1950 – The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
1967 – The world’s first ATM is installed in Enfield, London.

Births:
1880Helen Keller, American spokeswoman for the deaf and blind (d. 1968)
1930Ross Perot, American billionaire and politician

Death:
2004George Patton IV, American general (b. 1923)

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3 Comments for “Wikipedia Fun”

  1. 1Jaws

    Interesting am gonna have to check that out!

    I thought yours was some one ironic.
    Day of the crash.. a day leading to many troubles days but yet the day of birth of Hellen Keller..a woman that over came troubles and led many inspiring days.

  2. 2Trelaina

    August 5

    Facts (Events):
    1861 – First US Income Tax
    1884(1885?) – Cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid.
    1981 – Ronald Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers

    Births:
    1930 – Neil Armstrong
    1945 – Loni Anderson

    Death:
    1962 – Marilyn Monroe

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